Non-refillable bottle



No. 609,7l6. Patented Aug. 23, I898.

S. S. WHITAKER. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application filed Mar. 19, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON S. IVI'IITAKER, OF'VENETIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,716, dated August23, 1898.

Application filed March 19, 1897- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON S. WHITAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Venetia, in the county of -Washington and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to improvements in antirefilling bottles; and itconsists of certain novel constructions, which will be hereinafter moreparticularly set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,formin g part of this specification, Figure1 represents a central vertical section through a bottle embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents an enlarged detail top plan view of thestopper or guard. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detail perspective viewof the expansion-ring, and Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detailperspective view of the valve.

1 in the drawings represents the bottle proper; 2, the valve; 3, theguard or stopper, and 4 the expansion-ring. The bottle 1 is of anydesired construction and material with the exception that it is formedin its neck with a conical valve-seat 5, upon which the hollow conicalvalve 2 is adapted to be seated. This valve is provided with a pluralityof outletapertures 6, adapted to be closed when the valve is in itsnormal lower position by an elastic packing-ring 7, applied on theconical seat 5. The said valve 2 is protected from above by the guard orstopper 3. This guard comprises a body portion 8, formed with an annularperipheral groove 9, and a plurality of vertical passages 10, arrangedconcentrically about its center. The lower portion of said stopper isformed with an annular downwardly, inwardly, and upwardly extendingflange 11, the edge of which terminates some distance below the bodyportion 8 and within the circle formed by the vertical passages 10. Thelower portion of the flange 11 is adapted to be seated upon an annularshoulder 12, formed upon the inner surface of the neck of the bottle.The stopper is secured in position in the neck of the bottle by a splitme- Serial No. 628,255. (NoinodeL) .tallic expansion-ring 4, which liespartly within the annular groove 9 of said stopper and partly within anannular groove 14, formed in the neck of the bottle.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the valve 2 isfree to move vertically away from or toward the valve-seat 5, but isguarded from all interference from above by the stopper or guard 3. Bythe pe culiar construction of the flange 11 the insertion of anyinstrument through the vertical passages 10 is prevented and the valve 2thus fully protected against any external interference.

In applying the several parts of my invention in position the conicalvalve 2 is first seated and the stopper 3 then forced down into the neckof the bottle until the expan sion-ring 4 snaps out into the groove 14.The stopper is now permanently locked within the bottle and cannot bewithdrawn.

When the bottle is inverted to remove its contents, the conical valveleaves its seat, and thus uncovers the apertures 6 and permits theliquid to flow outward. Should any at tempt be made to refill thebottle, the force of the liquid, as well as the gravity of the valve 2,will immediately set the latter, and thus cover the aperture 6 andprevent any ingress of liquid. By thismeans the bottle is protectedagainst any refilling with an infe rior article.

The valve and stopper of my improved device are preferably constructedof glass, so that the contents of the bottle will not be con taminatedin any manner by contact therewith.

The construction and operation of my improved device is very cheap andsimple, but at the same time very efiective, as the bottle when onceemptied cannot again be refilled without so destroying the several partsmount ed in its neck as to render the bottle useless.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- In an antirefilling bottle, thecombination with the bottle proper having a conical valveseat and anannular shoulder formed in its neck, of a conical flexible washermounted on said valve-seat, a hollow conical valve mounted on saidwasher and formed with a plurality of apertures adapted to be closedwhen the valve is seated, and a guard mounted in the neck above thevalve so as to rest upon the annular shoulder and formed with aplurality of concentric Vertical passages and an inwardly and anupwardly extending flange adapted to protect the lower ends of saidpassages; the inwardlyturned flange of said guard also acting as a stopto limit the move IO ment of the Valve, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

SIMON S. WHITAKER. Vitne'sses:

I H. J. OAsEBER,

WM. WYKE.

